ED conference: Schools should focus on technology evaluation

From eSchool News staff and wire service reports

September 1st, 1999

Schools should conduct a careful study of their technology programs to determine what's working and what isn't. That was the message contained in a two-day conference hosted by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) in July, titled "Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Technology."

The conference, held July 12 and 13 in Washington, brought together about 350 federal, state, and local education officials to discuss ways that school districts can measure how well their technology plans are being used to improve educational outcomes in order to protect their investments.

"We must not assume everything that employs technology is going...

Subscribe to Read More

Are You an Educator?

Get Free online access to all our
news and resources and get
eSchool News Today email newsletter